Çalışma Hayatında Öznel İyi Oluş Araştırmaları: Bibliyometrik Bir İnceleme

Öz

Öznel iyi oluş, çalışan iyi oluşunun alt boyutlarından biri olup hem yaşam hem de iş memnuniyetini kapsamasıyla çalışma hayatında önemli bir yere sahiptir. Çalışanların yaşam kalitesinin temel göstergelerinden biri olarak kabul edilen öznel iyi oluş, bireylerin iş yaşamındaki deneyimlerinin yanı sıra özel yaşamlarıyla kurdukları dengeyi de yansıtmaktadır. Son yıllarda yönetim ve örgütsel davranış alanında bibliyometrik çalışmaların artış göstermesi, bu kavramın bilimsel olarak daha kapsamlı biçimde incelenmesine zemin hazırlamıştır. Bu doğrultuda bu çalışmada, çalışma hayatına ilişkin öznel iyi oluş kavramının bibliyometrik incelemesi yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın veri seti, Web of Science veri tabanında “subjective well-being”, “happiness”, “life satisfaction” ve “positive affect” anahtar kavramları kullanılarak elde edilmiş ve filtreleme süreci sonucunda 3.677 makale analize dâhil edilmiştir. Analizler, VOSviewer ve bibliometrix R programları aracılığıyla gerçekleştirilmiş olup bu kapsamda anahtar kavramlar, yazar iş birlikleri, makaleler, ülkeler ve dergiler incelenmiştir. Bulgular, özellikle 2020 sonrasında uzaktan çalışmanın yaygınlaşmasıyla birlikte iş sonrası toparlanma ve işten psikolojik olarak uzaklaşma temalarının öne çıktığını göstermektedir. Bununla birlikte girişimcilik ve anlamlı iş gibi kavramlar da alandaki yeni eğilimler arasında yer almaktadır. Öznel iyi oluş alanında en sık kullanılan anahtar kelimeler iş memnuniyeti ve yaşam memnuniyeti olmuştur. Kavramın tematik kümelenmesi ise performans, yaşam memnuniyeti ve pozitif etki kavramları etrafında şekillenmiştir. Yayınlanan dergiler incelendiğinde, öznel iyi oluş çalışmalarının hem psikoloji hem de örgütsel psikoloji alanındaki dergilerde yoğunlaştığı ve bu durumun alanın disiplinlerarası bir araştırma niteliği taşıdığını gösterdiği görülmektedir. Türkiye özelinde ise az sayıda çalışma yapılmış olması ve uluslararası iş birliğinin sınırlı kalması, bu alanın geliştirilmesi gerektiğine işaret etmektedir. Öte yandan, öznel iyi oluşun iş tatmini, tükenmişlik, performans, iş ve yaşam memnuniyeti gibi geniş bir çerçevede hem öncüllerle hem de sonuçlarla ilişkilendirilmesi, bu alanın çok boyutlu doğasını ortaya koymaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Öznel İyi Oluş
• Yaşam Memnuniyeti
• Olumlu Duygulanım
• İş Tatmini
• Bibliyometrik Analiz

Subjective Well-Being Research in Working Life: A Bibliometric Review

Öz

Subjective well-being is one of the sub-dimensions of employee well-being and has an important place in working life as it covers both life and job satisfaction. Subjective well-being, which is accepted as one of the main indicators of the quality of life of employees, reflects the balance that individuals establish with their private lives as well as their experiences in business life. The increase in bibliometric studies in the field of management and organisational behaviour in recent years has paved the way for a more comprehensive scientific examination of this concept. Accordingly, in this study, a bibliometric analysis of the concept of subjective well-being related to working life was conducted. The data set of the study was obtained from the Web of Science database using the key concepts of "subjective well-being", "happiness", "life satisfaction" and "positive affect" and 3,677 articles were included in the analysis as a result of the filtering process. The analyses were carried out through VOSviewer and bibliometrix R programs and key concepts, author collaborations, articles, countries and journals were examined. The findings show that the themes of post-work recovery and psychological distancing from work have become prominent, especially with the spread of remote working after 2020. In addition, concepts such as entrepreneurship and meaningful work are among the new trends in the field. The most frequently used keywords in the field of subjective well-being were job satisfaction and life satisfaction. The thematic clustering of the concept is shaped around the concepts of performance, life satisfaction and positive impact. When the published journals are analysed, it is seen that subjective well-being is an interdisciplinary research field. The fact that few studies have been conducted in Turkey and the limited international co-operation indicates that this field needs to be developed. On the other hand, the fact that subjective well-being is associated with both antecedents and outcomes in a broad framework such as job satisfaction, burnout, performance, job and life satisfaction reveals the multidimensional nature of this field.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Subjective Well-Being
• Life Satisfaction
• Positive Affect
• Job Satisfaction
• Bibliometric Analysis

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